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Rice, TX vs Monroe, WI

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 16.4% more per student than Rice.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Monroe than in Rice. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 28.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rice
 Rice, TXMonroe, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,823$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3814573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.22.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rice    1 Reviews

Ive lived here for over 7 yrs. Yes the town is small. But, everyone knows everyone. The school system is the best ever!!! The staff know EVERY students name and talk to  More

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Reviews for Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real  More

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The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast),  More

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I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at  More

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